It's the child who's supposed to cry, and the mom who makes it all bet…

Jodi Picoult
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It's the child who's supposed to cry, and the mom who makes it all better, not the other way around, which is why mothers will move heaven and earth to hold it together in front of their own kids. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2010). House Rules: A Novel, p.225, Simon and Schuster
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It's the child who's supposed to cry, and the mom who makes it all better, not the other way around, which is why mothers will move heaven and earth to hold it together in front of their own kids. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2010). House Rules: A Novel, p.225, Simon and Schuster

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